I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
Truman CapoteRead
But I'm not a saint yet. I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the complexity of human identity and struggles, highlighting that one can possess multiple conflicting identities and traits.
Truman Capote's statement serves as a candid acknowledgment of personal flaws and struggles alongside his exceptional talents. It illustrates the idea that individuals are multi-faceted, often grappling with divergent aspects of their identity, such as addiction and sexual orientation, while also possessing brilliance. By declaring he is 'not a saint yet,' Capote emphasizes the human experience of imperfection and the ongoing journey of self-acceptance.
Themes
IdentityStrugglesHuman NatureAcceptanceFlaws
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech on addiction recovery, this quote can be shared to illustrate the struggles many face.
More from Truman Capote
All quotes →All writing, all art, is an act of faith. If one tries to contribute to human understanding, how can that be called decadent? It's like saying a declaration of love is an act of decadence. Any work of art, provide it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love.
Truman CapoteRead
No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped me right down to the marrow of my bones. It nearly killed me. I think, in a way, it did kill me.
Truman CapoteRead
Hot weather opens the skull of a city, exposing its white brain, and its heart of nerves, which sizzle like the wires inside a lightbulb. And there exudes a sour extra-human smell that makes the very stone seem flesh-alive, webbed and pulsing.
Truman CapoteRead
I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together.
Truman CapoteRead
The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.
Truman CapoteRead
Similar quotes
We're left with so little to go on. Only the present is full enough to seem complete, and even that is an optical illusion. The moment is bleeding off the page. We live on the precipice of our perceptions. At the edge of every living instant, the world shears away like a cliff of ice into the sea of what is forgotten.
Ivan VladislavicRead
For the division of labor demands from the individual an ever more one-sided accomplishment, and the greatest advance in a one-sided pursuit only too frequently means dearth to the personality of the individual.
Georg SimmelRead
Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.
Charles R. SwindollRead
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
Marcus AureliusRead
It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.
Edgar Allan PoeRead
Listening to a news broadcast is like smoking a cigarette and crushing the butt in the ashtray.
Milan KunderaRead